Ink-well.



W. BAILEY.

INK WELL.

APPLFCATION FILED APR.-I7, 1914.

Patented J R116 1, 1915.

FEQ...

INK-TELL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1915.

Application filed. April 17, 1914. Serial No. 832,576.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER BAILEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Smith River, in the county of Del Norte and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ink-Wells, of which the following is a specification.

An object of the invention is to provide an ink well of a simple and durable construction which will present a neat and effective appearance and which will prevent undue evaporation of the ink.

The invention contemplates, among other features the provision of an ink well which, when used, will always supply the same amount of ink from a main receptacle to a dipping well and in which the ink contained in the main receptacle will be kept in an airtight condition when the ink well is not in use.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the ink well; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken through the ink well; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the casing and stopper for normally closing the opening froin'the main receptacle to the dipping well.

Referring more particularly to the views, I disclose a body 10 preferably made of glass and including a receptacle 11 adapted to contain ink which is poured into the receptacle 11 through an opening 12 normally closed by a suitable cork or other closure 13 and which is adapted to fit snugly into the opening 12 to provide an air-tight closure. The body 10 includes an integral offset portion 14 which is formed to provide a substantially frusto-conical dipping well 15 and the ofl'set portion 14; is tubular and has arranged in the tubular portion thereof a casing 16 carrying an expansible spring 17, the upper end of which is connected to a stopper 18 and the lower end of which carries a sponge 19, a suitable closure 20 being preferably secured in any convenient manner to the under side of the offset portion 14 to hold the casing 16 within the tubular part of the offset portion. An outlet opening 21 connects the receptacle 11 with the dipping well 15 and an air passage 22 also connects the tubular part of the offset portion 14 with the receptacle 11.

Now referring to the views it will be seen that the stopper 18 forms a bottom for the dipping well 15 and when in normal position closes the outlet opening 21. When a. downward pressure is exerted on the stopper by pressing the'nib of the pen against the same the said stopper will be moved downwardly to uncover the outlet opening 21 and as air passes through the passage 22 into the receptacle 11 ink contained in the receptacle will bubble or flow outwardly through the outlet opening 21 and pass into the dipping well 15. It will be apparent that by simply pressing down on the stopper and then releasing the same a suiiicient quantity of ink will be received in the dipping well and at the moment the stopper is released, it will, by the action of the spring 17, be returned to normal position to close the outlet opening 21 and constitute a bottom for the dipping well 15. The casing 16 is preferably provided with a plurality of openings 23, one of which registers with the outlet opening 21 and the other with the air passage 22. The sponge 19 is provided for the purpose of absorbing any ink which may pass into the casing 16 below the stopper and also acts as a cushion or base for the spring 17 From the foregoing description it will be apparent that the receptacle 11 is normally air-tight and that air is only admitted to the receptacle when the stopper is moved into position to uncover the outlet opening, said air being admitted to the receptacle for the purpose of permitting the ink to flow through the outlet passage of the dipping well. With a construction of the character set forth the depth of ink in the dipping well can be kept the same at all times and when all the ink has been used in the dipping well, the same can be refilled by simply pressing downwardly on the stopper 19 as mentioned.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

An ink well comprising a body forming a reservoir, said body having an integral offset tubular portion providing a dipping well, with a plurality of superposed passages connecting the reservoir with the tubular part of the offset portion, a tubular casing in the tubular part of the oifset por- Mam tion, said casing having a plurality of openings 1n reglstratlon with the said passages,

' a stopper slidable in the casing and norfrom the reservoir to the casing, said passage being opened when the stopper is actuated against the action of the spring and moved downwardly 1n said tubular casing so that fluid in the reservoir can flow into the clipping well, an absorbent element in said tubular casing, and a closure threaded into the under side of the offset portion to hold said casing in the tubular part of the offset portion whereby said casing will be rigidly secured therein.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALTER BAILEY. Witnesses H. L. BECKSTED, H. E. lVEsTBRooK.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

